diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
index 80546f280..9d83523c6 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ void GameInterface::Ticker()
     {
         inita = inita.Normalized360();
 
+        auto& lPlayerVel = sPlayerInput[nLocalPlayer].vel;
+
         for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
         {
             // Velocities are stored as Q14.18
@@ -472,7 +474,6 @@ void GameInterface::Ticker()
         sPlayerInput[nLocalPlayer].actions = localInput.actions;
         if (oldactions & SB_CENTERVIEW) sPlayerInput[nLocalPlayer].actions |= SB_CENTERVIEW;        
 
-        sPlayerInput[nLocalPlayer].vel = lPlayerVel;
         sPlayerInput[nLocalPlayer].buttons = lLocalCodes;
         sPlayerInput[nLocalPlayer].pTarget = bestTarget;
         sPlayerInput[nLocalPlayer].nAngle = localInput.avel;
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/init.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/init.cpp
index ffb645a92..29b85f8df 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/init.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/init.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ void InitLevel(MapRecord* map)
     ResetEngine();
     totalmoves = 0;
     GrabPalette();
-    lPlayerVel.Zero();
 
     if (!mus_redbook && map->music.IsNotEmpty()) Mus_Play(map->music, true);    // Allow non-CD music if defined for the current level
     playCDtrack(map->cdSongId, true);
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/input.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/input.cpp
index e97ca6016..298f0b96b 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/input.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/input.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void GameInterface::GetInput(ControlInfo* const hidInput, double const scaleAdju
     }
     else
     {
-        lPlayerVel.Zero();
+        sPlayerInput[nLocalPlayer].vel.Zero();
     }
 
     if (!SyncInput())
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
index 6d7df80c9..ef54efd78 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ BEGIN_PS_NS
 
 extern int nStatusSeqOffset;
 
-DVector2 lPlayerVel;
 int obobangle = 0, bobangle  = 0;
 
 static actionSeq PlayerSeq[] = {
@@ -1082,8 +1081,7 @@ void AIPlayer::Tick(RunListEvent* ev)
 
             PlayerList[nPlayer].horizon.settarget(buildhoriz(0), true);
 
-            lPlayerVel.Zero();
-
+            sPlayerInput[nPlayer].vel.Zero();
             pPlayerActor->vel.Zero();
 
             if (nFreeze < 1)
@@ -2748,8 +2746,7 @@ void SerializePlayer(FSerializer& arc)
 {
     if (arc.BeginObject("player"))
     {
-        arc("lvel", lPlayerVel)
-            ("bobangle", bobangle)
+        arc ("bobangle", bobangle)
             ("standheight", nStandHeight)
             ("playercount", PlayerCount)
             ("netstartsprites", nNetStartSprites)
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.h b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.h
index d0688a10b..767218218 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.h
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ enum
 
 extern int nLocalPlayer;
 
-extern DVector2 lPlayerVel;
-
 struct PlayerSave
 {
     sectortype* pSector;